What’s on Co. December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price 1 to 23 Daily Christmas Beyond at Fota Island Resorts Fota Island Charge www.fotaisland.ie 1 to 23 Daily Christmas Santa’s Village Leahy’s Open Farm Charge www.leahysopenfarm.ie 11 to 15 5pm to Christmas Leapland Leap Charge 8pm 0877427016 12 to 15 7.30pm Show A Homage to Hairspray Community School €10 0214773174 14 to 15 8pm Concert Annual Christmas Special with Trio Sirius Arts Centre €15 www.siriusartscentre.ie 15 730pm Carols Deck The Hall’s Carol Service Church of The Immaculate Free Conception www.clonakilty.ie 15 7pm Exhibition Clonakilty 100 Years Ago Clonakilty Community College Free 0238833877 15 1030pm Music Rawney Debarra’s Clonakilty Free www.debarra.ie 15 8pm Carols The Community Service of St Patrick’s Church Bandon Free Carols,Readings & Drama www.bandon.ie 15 8pm Band Little Green Cars Connolly’s of Leap €25 www.connollysofleap.com 15 8pm Christmas Christmas Choral Night St Peter’s Church Free 15 3.30pm Market Christmas Market Watergate St Kanturk Free to 7pm www.kanturk.ie 15 1030pm Band GDR Folk House Bar Guardwell Free Kinsale 0214772382 15 8pm Carols Annual Carol Service Cathedral Free www.skibbereen.ie *The events listed are subject to change please contact the venue for further details* Page 1 of 12

What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

15 8.30pm Concert John Spillane Ionad Culthurtha Baile Bhuirne €20 02645733 15 4pm to Train Clonakilty Christmas Express Clonakilty Free 7pm www.clonakilty.ie 15 1030pm Band The Sea Captains JjCoppingers Free www.jjcoppingers.ie 15 10pm Music Ruby Jude The Blue Haven Kinsale Free 0214772209 15 7.30pm Music It’ Beginning to look a lot like The Lord Kingsale Kinsale €10/€5 Christmas with Billy Crosbie & Friends 0214772371 15,22,29 8.30am Market Country Market Wolfe Tone Square Bantry Free to 2pm www.bantry.ie 15,22,29 9am to Market Clonakilty Friday Market Recorder Alley Clonakilty Free 3pm www.clonakilty.ie 15 to 16 8pm Pantomime The Sound of Music Lehanmore Hall Beara €5 02773911 15 to 17 5pm to Christmas The Magic of Santa- A Victorian Fota House Fota Island €17.50/ 8pm Christmas Experience ( Saturdays & www.fotahouse.com €7.50 Sundays 12noon to 8pm ) 15 to 17 8pm Pantomime The Barrymore Players present Castlyons Community Centre Cinderella FB/Barrymoreplayers 16 9pm Band Hermitage Green The White Horse €25/€18 www.whitehorse.ie 16 2pm to Children Children’s Christmas Party The Eldon Hotel Skibbereen €5 5pm 02822802 16 4pm to Family Treats on The Street Free 7pm www.schull.ie

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What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

16 1030pm Band I –Funk Folk House Bar Guardwell Free Kinsale 0214772382 16 8.30pm Bingo Christmas Bingo The Hall Charge www.drimoleague.ie 16 10pm Band Watermelons The Whitehorse Ballincollig Free www.whitehorse.ie 16 9pm Music Tobin & Triggs Bay View Inn Kilcrohane Free 02767981 16 8pm Concert Liam Ó Maonlai Inkwell Theatre Tracton Arts & €15 Community Centre www.theinkwelltheatre.ie 16 10pm Band Crazy Chester The Blue Haven Kinsale Free 0214772209 16 9.30pm Céilí Mountain Road Céilí Band Crookstown Hall Charge Crookstown 16,23,30 9pm Traditional Music Trad Music Session Teach Beag, O’Donovan’s Hotel Free Clonakilty 0238833250 16,23,30 9am Run 5k Park Run The Regional Park Ballincollig Free www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig 16,23,30 9am Run 5K Park Run Castle Demense Free www.parkrun.ie/macroom 16,23,30 9am Run 5k Park Run GAA Club Rerrin Village Bere Free Island www.parkrun.ie/bereisland 16,23,30 9am Run 5k Park Run Rineen Woods Union Hall Free www.parkrun.ie/

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What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

16,23,30 9am Run 5K Park Run Nature Reserve Free www.glengarriffe.ie/parkrun 16,23,30 9am Run 5k Park Run The Showgrounds Clonakilty Free www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty 16,23,30 9pm Traditional Music Trad Music Session Teach Beag, O’Donovan’s Hotel Free Clonakilty 0238833250 16 to 17 11am to Christmas Uillinn Christmas Craft Fair 2017 Uillinn Arts Centre Skibbereen Free 4pm 02822090 16 to 17 2pm to Santa Santa’s Grotto Perks Free 6pm www.perksfunfair.com 16 to 17 2pm to Train Clonakilty Christmas Express Clonakilty Free 6pm www.clonakilty.ie 16 to 17 1pm to Christmas German Style Christmas Market The White Horse Ballincollig Free 8pm 0214871388 16 to 17 3pm Cinema Home Alone 2 & The Polar Express The Town Hall Skibbereen Charge www.skibbereen.ie 16 to 17 12 to Christmas Leapland Leap Charge 8pm 0877427016 17 8pm Music Winter Spotlight The White Horse Ballincollig Charge www.whitehorse.ie 17 2.30pm Pantomime The Barrymore Players present Castlyons Community Centre Charge Cinderella FB/Barrymoreplayers 17 8pm Carols Annual Community Christmas Concert Christchurch www.glandore.ie 17 3pm Traditional Music The Céilí All-Stars DeBarra’s Clonakilty Free www.debarra.ie

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What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

17 Music Na Cairde & Killeagh Choir The Blackbird Free 0868502383 17 6pm Music Julia Haltigan Jj Coppingers Midleton Free 0214634914 17 4pm Carols Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols St John’s Church Free Monkstown 17 10am to Santa Visit Santa ( booking essential) Eccles Hotel Glengarriffe €12 5pm 02763003 17 5.30pm Carols Carol Service St Matthais’Church Free www.ballydehob.ie 17 9.45pm Dancing Art Supple & Martin Kearney The Parkway Hotel €10 0238845236 17 7pm Carols Carol Service St Mary’s & St John’s Church Ballincollig 17 8.30pm Music One For The Road Bay View Inn Kilcrohane Free 02767981 17 5pm Christmas The Story of Christmas. Nativity Play St Fachtna’s Parish Church Free with Live Animals & Carols 17 8pm Music Mick Flannery Debarra’s Clonakilty €20 www.debarra.ie 17 7.30pm Country Music Just William Irish Whip Bar Ballydehob Free 02837191 17 8pm Band Ye Vagabonds Connolly’s of Leap €15 02833215 17 3pm Concert Musical Love Letters with Prism Ionad Culthurta Baile Bhuirne €10 www.ionadculturtha.ie

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What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

17 5pm Carols Carols by Candlelight Parish Church Free www.mitchelstown.ie 17 7pm Concert Duhallow Choral Society Concert Kanturk Church €10 FB/Duhallowchoralsociety 18 9.30pm Traditional Music Trad Music Session Debarra;s Clonakilty Free www.debarra.ie 18 7.30pm Carols Carol Service Enniskeane Parish Church Free Enniskeane 18 to 22 5pm to Christmas Leapland Leap 8pm 0877427016 19 9.30pm Musiv Kevin MacSweeney The Lord Kingsale Main St Free Kinsale 0214772371 19 9.30pm Traditional Music Wallis’Bar Tuesday Trad Session Wallis’ Bar Main St Midleton Free 0214633185 19,26 9.30pm Music DeBarra’s Acoustic Session DeBarra’s Clonakilty Free www.debarra.ie 20 9pm Music DeBarras Christmas Sitting Room Debarras Clonakilty €5 www.debarra.ie 20 7pm Carols Carols By Candlelight Westlodge Hotel Bantry €10/€7 www.westlodgehotel.ie Family €20 20 8.30pm Carols Tra La La Kilgarriffe Church of Ireland Free Clonakilty www.clonakilty.ie 20 7.30pm Carols Community Carol Service BEDA Hall Enniskeane Free FB/BEDAHall 20 9pm Music The Connolly’s Songbook – Leonard Connolly’s of Leap Donation Cohen 02833215

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What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

20 to 21 7.20pm Musical Sister Act Schull Community College Charge 02828315 21 8pm Concert Country Concert Tour (various artists) The Firgrove Hotel €25 Mitchelstown www.firgrovehotel.com 22 10pm Music Ronnie Costley The White Horse Ballincollig www.whitehorse.ie 22 Tribute Gareth Brooks Tribute- Friends in Low The Westlodge Hotel Bantry €20 Places 02750360 22 10pm Band Love Junkies The Blue Haven Kinsale Free 0214772209 22 9.30pm Tribute Beatles Tribute The Irish Whip Bar Ballydehob Free 02837191 22 7.30pm Astronomy An Introduction to Astronomy An tSeamróg Bar Dunmanway 08383110112 20 1030pm Band Limit 60 DeBarra’s Clonakilty Free www.debarra.ie 23 9.30pm Music Eva & Grace The Lorde Kingsale Main St Free Kinsale 0214772371 23 10pm Band King K The White Horse Ballincollig Free www.whitehorse.ie 23 9.30pm Traditional Music Roula Boola Irish Whip Bar Ballydehob Free 02837191 23 2pm to Santa Santa’s Grotto Perks Youghal Free 6pm www.perksfunfair.com 23 8.30pm Band Gypsyfish (AKA KAARA) The Blue Haven Kinsale Free 0214772209

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What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

23 1pm - Tea Festive Afternoon Tea Celtic Ross Hotel Rosscarbery €15 3pm 0238848722 23 7pm Comedy The Hardy Bucks Steal Christmas Connolly’s of Leap €20 02833215 23 1030pm Band Brian Casey All Stars Debarra’s Clonakilty Free www.debarra.ie 23 to 24 9am to Market Christmas Market Ballincollig Free 5pm www.ballincollig.ie 24 8pm Music Debarras All-Stars Debarras Clonakilty Free www.debarra.ie 24 2pm Santa Santa Clause Come To Bantry Wolfe Tone Sq Bantry Free www.bantry.ie 24 to Daily Hunt Union Hall Elf Treasure Hunt Entry Forms from Fuller’s Centra Jan6 Union Hall 24 8.30pm Music Kurtis Goodwoolf The Blue Hanen Kinsale Free 0214772209 24 9am to Breakfast Breakfast With Santa on Christmas Eve The Blue Haven Kinsale Charge 12Noon (booking essential) 0214772209 25 1pm to Swim Kinsale Lions Club Annual Christmas The Pier Kinsale Donation 2pm Day Swim www.kinsale.ie 25 Swim Christmas Day Swim Glengarriff Donation 25 12noon Swim Christmas Day Swim Garnish Beach Beara Donation 11am Swim Dunmanway Christmas Day Swim Inchydoney Beach Donation 25 11am Swim Christmas Day Swim Coolmaine Strand Donation 25 10am Run Christmas Day Park Run GAA Pitch Rerrin Bere Island www.parkrun.ie/bereisland

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What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

25 12noon Swim Christmas Day Swim White Bay near Trabolgan East Donation Cork 0214929410 25 12noon Swim Christmas Day Swim Trahalan Strand Donation Beara 25 12noon Swim Christmas Day Swim Tragumna Beach Donation Skibbereen 25 11am Swim Kilmacsimon Rowing Club Christmas Garrylucas Garretstown Donation Day Swin 25 12noon Swim Christmas Day Swim Schull Donation www.schull.ie 25 1030am Swim Christmas Day Swim Beach Donation 25 1030am Climb Annual Christmas Climb Aubane Donation www.millstreet.ie 26 10pm Band Tony Davis Trio The White Horse Ballincollig Free www.whitehorse.ie 26 9.30pm Band Crazy Chester The Blue Haven Kinsale Free 0214772209 26 12noon Event The Carbery Hunt Main Bridge Bandon www.bandon.ie 26 10pm Band Head Over Heels The White Horse Balllincollig Free www.whitehorse.ie 26 7pm Music The Hanley Brothers, Kieran O’Sullivan Connolly’s of Leap €10 & Guests 26 12noon Event The South Union Hunt Outside Rosie’s Bar Free www.carrigaline.ie 26 12noon Event Valley Rover’s Poc Fada O’Sullivan’s Centra Bandon www.valleyroversgaa.ie

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What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

26 12noon Event Poc Fada www.fermoygaa.ie 26 9.30pm Music Eva & Grace The Lorde Kingsale Main St Free Kinsale 0214772371 26 12noon Event Poc Fada Forrest Rd Ballygarvan www.ballygarvangaa.ie 26 11am to Wrens The Wren Boys Main St Carrigaline Free 2pm www.carrigaline.ie 28 8pm Dance Lisa McHugh The Westlodge Hotel Bantry €15 02750360 27 8pm Band The Frank & Walters Connolly’s of Leap €20 02833215 27 2pm Walk 5Km Run/Jog/Walk €10/€5 www.boherbuegaa.ie 27 9pm Band Niall McCabe The Blue Haven Kinsale Free 0214772209 27 1pm Event 8th Annual Ger Long Memorial Poc GAA Club Fada www.gaa.ie/newcestown 28 9pm Music Mike O’Riordan & Guest The Bluehaven Kinsale Free 0214772209 28 8pm Traditional Around The Fireside Aubane Community Centre Millstreet www.millstreet.ie 28 Variety Glen Theatre’s Drama Group Variety The Glen Theatre Charge Concert www.glentheatre.ie 28 8pm Dance Lisa McHugh The Westlodge Hotel Bantry €15 02750360

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What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

28 to 30 8pm Theatre Out of Order St Mary’s Theate Rossmore Charge Clonakilty 0864481086 28 to 30 8pm Pantomime Babe’s In The Wood Lady’s Bridge Hall East Cork €9 FB/ballybridgeplayers 29 8pm Tribute US2 U2 Tribute Band The White Horse Ballincollig €10 www.whitehorse.ie 29 1030pm Band Crow Black Chicken Debarras Clonakilty Free www.debarra.ie 29 10pm Music Adrian Kenny & Leann Constant The Blue Haven Kinsale Free 0214772209 29 8pm Band Talos Connolly’s of Leap Charge 02833215 29 8.30pm Traditional A Night of Stories & Song Around The Aubane Community Centre Free Fireside Millstreet www.millsteet.ie 30 10pm Band Crazy Chester The White Horse Ballincollig Free www.whitehorse.ie 30 9.30pm Music Mick Ronan Irish Whip Bar Ballydehob Free 02837191 30 8pm Dance Charity Fundraising Dance The Firgrove Hotel €15 Mitchelstown www.firgrovehotel.com 30 2pm Pantomime Babe’s In The Wood Lady’s Bridge Hall East Cork €9 FB/ballybridgeplayers 30 10pm Band Two Time Polka The Blue Haven Kinsale Free 0214772209 30 11am to Walk Kildorrey National School Association €10 per 2pm 5km Walk Family

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What’s on Co. Cork December 2017

Date Time Category Event Venue & contact Price

30 8pm Band Fish Go Deep Connolly’s of Charge Leap 02833215 31 7.30pm Bash DeBarra’s New Year’s Eve Bash DeBarra’s Clonakilty €15 www.debarra.ie 31 9.30pm Music Kevin MacSweeney The Lorde Kingsale Main St Free Kinsale 0214772371 31 8.30pm Dancing Ring in the New Year with Patrick & The Parkway Hotel Dunmanway €15 Connor O’Sullivan, Kathy Durkin, 0238845236 Simon Sheerin & Breakaway 31 8pm Party New Year’s Eve Party Hotel Skibbereen €40 02821277 31 10pm Band Two Tim Polka The White Horse Ballincollig Free www.whitehorse.ie 31 Band Left Hand Drive Irish Whip Bar Ballydehob Free 02837191 31 1245pm Tractors 5th Annual Tractor Run Free FB/Kilbrittaintractorrun 31 Horse Racing Point to point Templenavarraig www.p2p.ie 31 10pm Party Ring in 2018 Astna Sq Clonakilty Free www.clonakilty.ie 31 8pm Band Gina & The Champions The Westlodge Hotel Bantry €20 02750360 31 10pm Music Sharon Crosbie The Blue Haven Kinsale Free 0214772209

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